Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Dear Evan-42 Months Old
Dear E-
You go to the bathroom all on your own now. No need for me to go with you. You don't even ask me to come. There was a time that you always wanted me to come. Now you just announce you need to go and run in and do what you need to do. I am so proud of you. I can't believe you have been potty trained now for over six months! You love to chase and be chased. Chase me Mama! You are getting taller and taller-you are over 40 inches now an pushing 35 pounds. You are into school now. It is such a great place. We are planning out the summer. Sports camp, art and music camp and Spanish camp. I am a little nervous about having too many activities in too many new places. We will see how it all works out. I want your summer to feel like summer and to have some fun new experiences for you. But, truly all that matters is that you get to play. As you say, that is your "work"....I play mama!
You love "New Gym". It is your gymnatics class you go to each week. You are so good at so many things there now and you enjoy it so much. You are fascinated by the idea of planting. We planted one little pot for you but I think it got too much water and never quite grew well plus one of the cats ate some of the tiny leaves. It never had much of a chance. We started over with a brand new pot. We shall see how this one does. You keep saying, "Wow, it takes a long time to grow". You understand everything. If you don't you will ask, what are you talking about? Or what does that mean mama? You love our routine and seem to thrive on knowing what our day holds as you ask me every morning, "What are we doing today?". You like my copy machine at my studio. You have made many copies on it. We have made copies of many things at the studio and each of our hands. You like to open the door where you change the cartridges and ask what they are. You like to ask me what things are and like for me to ask you back the same question you just asked so you can answer it! You are more demanding and becoing so assertive about what you want and how you want it. You understand that your opinion counts and that there are options with each choice.
You are very affectionate. You are gentle and cautious. You seem to be more hesitant with strangers now too. You like to hide your face in my legs when someone not too familiar say hi or talk to you. You really hold me now. When I use to carry you, you knew you needed tohold on but now you really hold on to me. I think you are just alot stronger and like to actually hold me as a hug and not only to hold on in order to not fall. It is sweet! You really talk for yourself now. I look to you and hold my tongue because you have all of your own answers. You know your name, age and when is your birthday. You will proudly announce that you are three AND a half. Before me or Dada have to leave you will say you need to tell the person that is leaving three things. It is the cutest thing ever and it always includes telling us you love us.
You still love turtle. She is your favorite friend. I wasn't sure if she was a girl or a boy until recently. You sleep with her each and every night and always bring her on trips. You will say she missed you today. You still love trucks and you seem to be very into space and rockets. You seem to be a science kid. It will be interesting to see if that grows with you. You are very into numbers and counting. You like to count on your hands and will hold up fingers to ask how many there are showing. You like to identify numbers and letters.
We watch very little TV. It is a treat when we do and it is only on the weekends. You know that and feel that it is so special when we get to "watch something". We are so busy on the weeksdays that we try to keep our weekends slow and easy.
You like to try to put on your own clothes now. You can put on your own socks can pants. You are slowly pulling up and down your pants on your own. It use to be that I had to always do that for you. You like to identify similarities and what things match. You are so perceptive and aware. You notice things sometimes I can't even see until you point them out like an airplane flying by that is really high up in the sky.
We moved your bed up from the floor. You are truly in a big boy bed now. You rolled out a couple of times and told me about it the next morning. But you handle it all on your own and wake up and get back into bed and go back to sleep!
You are still so in love with sand and digging holes with Dada. I want so much to give you a house with a yard. I hate that I can't provide that for you yet. But at least we live here in CA and we have the entire beach right in our backyard in which to play. We go to parks and the beach pretty much everyday. But you love to just sit home and play and that is as important as going anywhere. You want to play all the time and will often say, "Play with me Mama". I am pulled as I need to accomplish a few things each day. I also know that time is so fleeting and that I won't be your favorite playmate forever. I want to play with you as much as time allows. You are a happy kid and one that I love above everything else in my life. You are far the best thing I ahve ever done and I am forever grateful I have you as my son.
I love you my sweet boy.
Mama
You go to the bathroom all on your own now. No need for me to go with you. You don't even ask me to come. There was a time that you always wanted me to come. Now you just announce you need to go and run in and do what you need to do. I am so proud of you. I can't believe you have been potty trained now for over six months! You love to chase and be chased. Chase me Mama! You are getting taller and taller-you are over 40 inches now an pushing 35 pounds. You are into school now. It is such a great place. We are planning out the summer. Sports camp, art and music camp and Spanish camp. I am a little nervous about having too many activities in too many new places. We will see how it all works out. I want your summer to feel like summer and to have some fun new experiences for you. But, truly all that matters is that you get to play. As you say, that is your "work"....I play mama!
You love "New Gym". It is your gymnatics class you go to each week. You are so good at so many things there now and you enjoy it so much. You are fascinated by the idea of planting. We planted one little pot for you but I think it got too much water and never quite grew well plus one of the cats ate some of the tiny leaves. It never had much of a chance. We started over with a brand new pot. We shall see how this one does. You keep saying, "Wow, it takes a long time to grow". You understand everything. If you don't you will ask, what are you talking about? Or what does that mean mama? You love our routine and seem to thrive on knowing what our day holds as you ask me every morning, "What are we doing today?". You like my copy machine at my studio. You have made many copies on it. We have made copies of many things at the studio and each of our hands. You like to open the door where you change the cartridges and ask what they are. You like to ask me what things are and like for me to ask you back the same question you just asked so you can answer it! You are more demanding and becoing so assertive about what you want and how you want it. You understand that your opinion counts and that there are options with each choice.
You are very affectionate. You are gentle and cautious. You seem to be more hesitant with strangers now too. You like to hide your face in my legs when someone not too familiar say hi or talk to you. You really hold me now. When I use to carry you, you knew you needed tohold on but now you really hold on to me. I think you are just alot stronger and like to actually hold me as a hug and not only to hold on in order to not fall. It is sweet! You really talk for yourself now. I look to you and hold my tongue because you have all of your own answers. You know your name, age and when is your birthday. You will proudly announce that you are three AND a half. Before me or Dada have to leave you will say you need to tell the person that is leaving three things. It is the cutest thing ever and it always includes telling us you love us.
You still love turtle. She is your favorite friend. I wasn't sure if she was a girl or a boy until recently. You sleep with her each and every night and always bring her on trips. You will say she missed you today. You still love trucks and you seem to be very into space and rockets. You seem to be a science kid. It will be interesting to see if that grows with you. You are very into numbers and counting. You like to count on your hands and will hold up fingers to ask how many there are showing. You like to identify numbers and letters.
We watch very little TV. It is a treat when we do and it is only on the weekends. You know that and feel that it is so special when we get to "watch something". We are so busy on the weeksdays that we try to keep our weekends slow and easy.
You like to try to put on your own clothes now. You can put on your own socks can pants. You are slowly pulling up and down your pants on your own. It use to be that I had to always do that for you. You like to identify similarities and what things match. You are so perceptive and aware. You notice things sometimes I can't even see until you point them out like an airplane flying by that is really high up in the sky.
We moved your bed up from the floor. You are truly in a big boy bed now. You rolled out a couple of times and told me about it the next morning. But you handle it all on your own and wake up and get back into bed and go back to sleep!
You are still so in love with sand and digging holes with Dada. I want so much to give you a house with a yard. I hate that I can't provide that for you yet. But at least we live here in CA and we have the entire beach right in our backyard in which to play. We go to parks and the beach pretty much everyday. But you love to just sit home and play and that is as important as going anywhere. You want to play all the time and will often say, "Play with me Mama". I am pulled as I need to accomplish a few things each day. I also know that time is so fleeting and that I won't be your favorite playmate forever. I want to play with you as much as time allows. You are a happy kid and one that I love above everything else in my life. You are far the best thing I ahve ever done and I am forever grateful I have you as my son.
I love you my sweet boy.
Mama
Friday, June 17, 2011
Learning to say thanks
Today Evan received some stickers on our stoop when we arrived home. We guessed they were from our neighbor Monica. E loves Monica and they are buddies. He stayed with the stickers for a long time looking at them. I ran into the kitchen and started to prepare some food for dinner. A few minutes later Evan called my name and said, "Momma, I want to go up and See Monica and say thank you for my stickers". We ran upstairs together to find her. I praised him a few times tonight what a big boy he is by asking to say thank you for his gift. I was so proud.
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